Lube Tech - Austin Industrial - Florence, SC

Austin Industries; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401K plan

100% Employee-Owned (ESOP)

Job summary

Austin Industries is seeking a Machinery Lubrication Technician to perform lubrication, contamination control, inspection and proactive maintenance on all lubricated mechanical systems. The role includes inventory coordination, reservoir maintenance, and sampling for oil analysis to drive preventive maintenance.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The company emphasizes employee ownership (ESOP) and offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and

Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents such as OEM maintenance plans.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inventory and routine ordering of products.
• Stock inventory locations and manage lubrication tools and equipment.
• Perform lubrication and maintenance tasks on lubricated mechanical systems.
• Drain and clean reservoirs; fill and top off fluids as needed.
• Change filters and breathers; operate filtration equipment.
• Conduct oil analysis sampling and interpretation to inform maintenance planning.

Skills

Communication

Self-motivation

Reading technical docs

Job description

Machinery Lubrication Technician

The MLT (Machinery Lubrication Technician Level 1) position is responsible for equipment lubrication, contamination control, inspection and proactive maintenance activities for all lubricated mechanical systems.

Description

Machinery Lubrication Technician

The MLT (Machinery Lubrication Technician Level 1) position is responsible for equipment lubrication, contamination control, inspection and proactive maintenance activities for all lubricated mechanical systems.

A Description Of The General Activities May Include

• Coordination of inventory and routine ordering of products.
• Stocking inventory locations.
• Use of tools and equipment for routine and non-routine lubrication functions.
• Draining and cleaning of reservoirs.
• Mechanical modification of systems as directed to facilitate sampling and filtration, and other proactive improvements.
• Filling reservoirs.
• Topping off reservoirs.
• Changing filters and breathers on reservoirs
• Operating filtration equipment.
• Grease relubrication with manual and automatic dispensing equipment
• Maintenance of dispensing equipment and automatic systems.
• Labeling and tagging reservoirs, equipment, inventory and delivery containers.
• Printing and fulfilling planned lubrication activities
• Update scheduling systems, including adding notes to system and requesting work orders for maintenance repairs and activities.
• Perform field level oil analysis, including: Crackle, Viscosity, Demulsibility and Blotter Test.
• Schedule, collect, label and mail samples for analysis.
• Receive and evaluate oil analysis results for future planned maintenance.
• Report in writing any discrepancies or conditions that require corrective, predictive or planned maintenance for production systems.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Requirements

The MLT Level I position requires the following skills and abilities:

• Good oral and written communication skills and good team building skills.
• Capability to work in an unsupervised position effectively.
• Capability to read and interpret technical documents, such as:
• OEM Maintenance plans
• Advanced Lubrication Technology instruction and recommendations

Benefits & Compensation

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan.

We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)!

To learn more about our employee-ownership structure, please go to https://www.austin-ind.com/our-company/100-employee-owned.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).
• Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

Accessibility Note

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